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• Broncos Team Buses Involved In Minor Accident

  01-02-2016 23:48
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP/CBS4) – A team spokesman says nobody was injured after the Denver Broncos’ buses were involved in a minor accident following their practice at Stanford Stadium on Monday.
  The buses carrying players and staff were on their way back to the team hotel in Santa Clara when the accident occurred.
  Team spokesman Patrick Smyth said nobody was injured in the accident on the southbound lanes of U.S. Route 101.
  “Preliminary investigation indicates a Toyota RAV-4 ma
  
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• Broncos Team Bus Involved In Minor Accident

  01-02-2016 23:48
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – The Denver Broncos are back at their hotel in Santa Clara after one their buses was involved in a minor accident following their practice at Stanford Stadium.
  Team spokesman Patrick Smyth says nobody was injured in the accident on the southbound lanes of U.S. Route 101.
  Outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware tweeted a photo of players standing alongside their bus. He posted: “To keep the day interesting, we have a small wreck. Looks like everyone is ok thoug
  
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• The Anchor Battle: Jim Benemann Looking For Your Help

  01-02-2016 23:23
  
  By Jim Benemann
  DENVER (CBS4) – When the Broncos win the Super Bowl on Sunday, there will be plenty of unhappy Panthers fans in the Carolinas.
  That includes my friend and former CBS4 employee David Crabtree, who is a television anchor at WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina.
  Jim Benemann, left, and David Crabtree, right (credit: CBS)
  David contacted me this week and for some strange reason thinks his team has the upper hand in their big battle with Broncos. He’s even willing to wager on i
  
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• Lone Tree police officer nearly struck after getting out of patrol car

  01-02-2016 22:57
  
  A Lone Tree police officer escaped serious injury Sunday night when his patrol vehicle was rear-ended and he was nearly struck again after getting out of his patrol car, the police department
  
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• Denver International Airport cancels 523 flights by Monday afternoon

  01-02-2016 22:57
  
  Nearly one out of every three flights in and out of Denver International Airport have been canceled Monday in anticipation of a blustery winter storm.
  
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• Denver police arrest fugitive on gun possession charge

  01-02-2016 22:54
  
  Denver police officers arrested a 32-year-old manMonday afternoon on a warrant for possession of a weapon by a felon, authorities say.
  
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• TD!: Terrell Davis Greets Broncos For Good Luck After Team ‘Touches Down’

  01-02-2016 22:48
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos landed at San Jose International Airport Sunday afternoon for Super Bowl 50 and when the “touched down” they were greeted by Mr. Touchdown, TD himself, former Broncos running back Terrell Davis.
  Peyton Manning gets a hug from Terrell Davis after getting off the plane (credit: CBS)
  “I am the ambassador for the Broncos and my job was to bring them good luck and … pass on my karma to them; that’s what I was here to
  
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• The Latest: Brazil workers on Zika response threaten strike

  01-02-2016 22:46
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The Latest on developments regarding the Zika virus (all times local):10:45 p.
  
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• Warren Resources skips payment on $167.3M loan, trying to restructure

  01-02-2016 22:44
  
  Denver-based oil and gas producer Warren Resources said Monday that it missed a $7.5 million loan payment and is exploring a debt restructuring withits creditors.
  
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• Pakistani man charged with importing fake narcotics, Viagra to US appears in Denver court

  01-02-2016 22:38
  
  A Pakistani man indicted by a federal grand jury in 2012 and again in 2015 for allegedly importing and selling counterfeit prescription drugs made his first appearance last week in U.S. District Court in Denver.
  
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• Va Tech students held in death of 'awesome little girl'

  01-02-2016 22:16
  
  BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Two Virginia Tech students who had bright futures appeared before a judge Monday in the death of a seventh-grade girl who was active on social media and apparently climbed out her bedroom window.
  
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• Denver Zoo Makes Friendly Wager With North Carolina Zoo & Western North Carolina Nature Center

  01-02-2016 22:08
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Officials at the Denver Zoo have made a friendly wager on Super Bowl 50 with the North Carolina Zoo and the Western North Carolina Nature Center.
  “If the Broncos win, directors from the North Carolina Zoo and the Western North Carolina Nature Center will greet guests in Broncos gear in their own main entrances, holding a sign congratulating Denver on the win,” the Denver Zoo said in a prepared statement. “Should the Broncos come up short, Denver Zoo Presid
  
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• NFL Dreams For T.J. Ward, C.J. Anderson Began In The Bay Area

  01-02-2016 22:02
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (CBS4) – With Super Bowl 50 taking place in the San Francisco Bay area, the game is a homecoming of sorts for some players on the Denver Broncos roster.
  Safety T.J. Ward grew up playing football in the east Bay area.
  “Best feeling I ever had! And I’m going back to the crib — I’m going to Frisco,” Ward told a CBS4 cameraman after the Broncos won the AFC Championship on Jan. 24.
  A few days later, Ward said he was excited for the team’s
  
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• Children's Hospital Colorado doctors take groundbreaking trip to Cuba

  01-02-2016 21:58
  
  A national delegation of pediatricians co-led by doctors at Children's Hospital Colorado is to travel to Cuba this week as part of a collaborative effort to improve child health in each country.
  
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• Woman Celebrates Broncos In The Super Bowl By Building Orange & Blue Igloo

  01-02-2016 21:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A die-hard fan decided to take advantage of Colorado’s cold weather to celebrate the Broncos being in the Super Bowl.
  Lindsay Schmitt of Fairplay said it took her 23 days to build a 7 feet tall orange and blue igloo with 16 rows of stacked snow bricks.
  (credit: Lindsay Schmitt)
  (credit: Lindsay Schmitt)
  Schmitt said it is 101 inches in diameter at the widest point. There are 287 blocks of solid ice with each block being 2.5 gallons. The small ones are about 1 gal
  
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• Throwback recipes from Denver Broncos: Orange Crush pie, orange cake

  01-02-2016 21:26
  
  Back in 1978, when the Broncos playedthe Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl, the Denver Post's Empire Magazine photographed Broncos coach Red Miller sampling the "Orange Crush Cream Pie" created by Marise Gerrity of Lakewood.
  
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• WATCH: Tim Tebow lip syncs Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger"

  01-02-2016 20:56
  
  Former Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow will show off his jump-roping skills and flex his muscles on this Thursday's episode of "Lip Sync Battle.
  
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• Super Bowl fashion showdown: Peyton Manning vs. Cam Newton

  01-02-2016 20:37
  
  Much has already been discussed about the difference between the quarterbacks playing inSuper Bowl 50 on Sunday.
  
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• Semyon Varlamov's agent warned him to avoid girlfriend after alleged beating

  01-02-2016 20:37
  
  Colorado Avalanche goalieSemyon Varlamov's agent warned him that his former girlfriend seemed unstable after the agent noticed she got a tattoo swearing life-long allegiance to the hockey player shortly after they began dating.
  
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• Iron Order had history of clashes with motorcycle clubs before Denver shooting

  01-02-2016 20:36
  
  A motorcycle club known for its inclusion of law enforcement officersandat the center ofa deadly Denver brawl with a rival group has been involved in several high-profile altercations with
  
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• Chilren's Hospital Colorado doctors take groundbreaking trip to Cuba

  01-02-2016 20:32
  
  A national delegation of pediatricians co-led by doctors at Children's Hospital Colorado is to travel to Cuba this week as part of a collaborative effort to improve child health in each country.
  
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• Storm threatens to snarl Denver commute with 8 to 12 inches of snow

  01-02-2016 20:30
  
  A snowstorm parked over Colorado on Monday slammed the eastern San Juan Mountains with nearly three feet of snow and threatened to stall afternoon rush-hour traffic with heavy snow and wind
  
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• Uber drivers in NYC protest company's fare cut

  01-02-2016 20:21
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Uber drivers in New York City called Monday for a strike to protest the company's decision to cut fares by 15 percent, as several hundred rallied at the ride-sharing app's New York headquarters.
  
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• El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Can Whip & Nae Nae, And Has The Video To Prove It

  01-02-2016 20:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Members of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office reminded the public that they really are just people using the most entertaining means: dance.
  In a video going viral on the EPC Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, sheriffs and deputies are seen breaking it down in the elevator with impressive dance moves.
  Deputy Scherb kicks things off with his whip and nae nae (in an orange Broncos shirt might we mention), and is joined by two other lady deputies. They’re
  
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• Why Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’ Should Win The GRAMMY For Record Of The Year

  01-02-2016 19:57
  
  By Erin Sullivan, Radio.comTaylor Swift made a major move in 2014 when she announced she was departing country music for a new, more pop-oriented, sound. She released 1989, starting her career on a new path; a path she forged with pop producers Max Martin and Shellback to create a new Taylor Swift sound. Some, however, felt that this sound already existed; her last album, Red, was very pop-friendly as well.
  “Blank Space” was a breakthrough sonically and lyric
  
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• The Latest: WHO declares Zika virus international emergency

  01-02-2016 19:36
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The Latest on developments regarding the Zika virus (all times local):7:30 p.
  
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• Cats in Maine still await inheritance from $200,000 estate

  01-02-2016 19:27
  
  DIXFIELD, Maine (AP) — A Maine town and a group of cat caretakers have sued estate trustees in a long-running dispute over a woman's wishes that her life savings go to care for abandoned cats.
  
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• Patriots fan gets tattoo declaring Super Bowl win

  01-02-2016 19:26
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A New England Patriots fan was a bit premature when he got a tattoo declaring the team champions of a game they never reached — yet he says he has no regrets.
  
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• Man Killed In Fight Between Motorcycle Clubs Identified

  01-02-2016 19:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver coroner has identified the deceased victim in the deadly biker fight that took place at the National Western Complex over the weekend.
  Victor Mendoza, 46, was shot and killed during the fight, which took place while the Colorado Motorcycle Expo was going on at the complex’s Expo Hall on Saturday. He died from a bullet wound to the chest.
  Many others who were wounded in the fight are still in the hospital.
  (credit: CBS)
  The attorney for The Mongols
  
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• Snowstorm to dump 14 inches in Denver, up to 4 feet in southern Colorado

  01-02-2016 18:59
  
  A snowstorm parked over Colorado on Monday slammed southern parts of the state with nearly 3 feet of snow and threatened to stall afternoon rush-hour traffic with heavy snow and wind along the
  
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• CDC Says Chipotle-Linked E.coli Outbreak Appears To Be Over

  01-02-2016 18:52
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The federal agency that monitors public health says the outbreak of E. coli illness linked to Chipotle restaurants that sickened 60 people appears to be over.
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday the most recent illness reported to the agency started on Dec. 1.
  The source is still unknown, however.
  Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. undertook an aggressive revamping of food preparation methods at its more than 1,900 locations. But the outbreak dr
  
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• Chipotle E. coli outbreak over, CDC says

  01-02-2016 18:47
  
  The CDC on Monday declared the outbreaks of E. coli traced toChipotle Mexican Grill restaurants over.
  
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• Colorado snow totals for Feb. 1, 2016

  01-02-2016 18:46
  
  The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by theNational Weather Service for Feb.
  
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• Coroner IDs man killed at Denver motorcycle expo

  01-02-2016 18:41
  
  Denver's coroner on Monday identified the 46-year-old man slain in a shootingduring a motorcycle club melee on Saturday that also left seven others injured.
  
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• United lets families board early, reversing 4-year policy

  01-02-2016 18:36
  NEW YORK (AP) — United Airlines is trying to bring back a bit of the friendly skies, allowing families with young children to board early.
  
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• CDC to declare end to Chipotle E. coli outbreak, sources say

  01-02-2016 18:35
  
  The E. coli outbreak that sickened more than 50 Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. customers in nine states last year is expected to be declared over as soon as Monday, according to people familiar
  
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• Rising vacancy rates signal a shift in metro Denver apartment market

  01-02-2016 18:29
  
  Like a flare in the night sky, metro Denver apartment vacancy rates unexpectedly soared inthe fourth quarter, signaling that the region's long-running multifamily construction boom might be in danger.
  
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• Colorado storm: Road closures, avalanche control and snow slide danger

  01-02-2016 18:19
  
  The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed severalroads or warned of travel delaysbecause of increased avalanche danger and dangerous winter weather conditions.
  
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• Denver International Airport cancels 494 flights as of Monday morning

  01-02-2016 18:11
  
  Nearly one out of every three flights in and out of Denver International Airport have been canceled Monday in anticipation of a blustery winter storm.
  
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• Broncos trounce Panthers -- at least on Twitter!

  01-02-2016 18:10
  
  @Broncos are on TwitterA sure-fire way to attract more Twitter followers? Make it to the Super Bowl!
  
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• WATCH: EA predicts Broncos-Panthers Super Bowl 50 in Madden NFL 16

  01-02-2016 18:08
  
  Broncos linebacker Von Miller (58) sacks Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) in EA Sports' Madden NFL 16 simulation of Super Bowl 50.
  
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• A Look At The Best, Worst Broncos Games From Each Unit

  01-02-2016 18:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s hard to believe that as recently as five weeks ago, it wasn’t a sure thing the Broncos would make the playoffs, much less Super Bowl 50. Yet four games later, players have arrived in Santa Clara, as the team’s trademark grit and resolve lifted them over a murderer’s row of the AFC’s elite. None of those wins over the Bengals, Chargers, Steelers and Patriots came easy; they were won through a combination of offensive patience, defensiv
  
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• Defense Wins Super Bowls

  01-02-2016 17:47
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Despite the divine season from Cam Newton — the presumed league MVP — there’s no assurance that the game’s best player wins its biggest game. Indeed, it’s been 16 years since the NFL MVP also won the Super Bowl the same year. While Newton beams from the marquee, his MVP bona fides all but official, it’s not a coincidence that the Super Bowl flaunts two high-end quarterbacks, but also the league’s best defenses.
  Newton’s pyrotec
  
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• Va Tech students get lawyers as police probe teen's death

  01-02-2016 17:41
  
  BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Two Virginia Tech students charged in the death of a 13-year-old girl who apparently climbed out her bedroom window obtained lawyers and appeared in court on Monday, but the events that led to her killing remained a mystery.
  
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• Eric Church, Chris Stapleton Lead ACM Nominations

  01-02-2016 17:39
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Eric Church and Chris Stapleton lead the nominees for the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards with five nominations each, including male vocalist and album of the year.
  In nominations announced Monday, Church earned a first-time nod for entertainer of the year, along with Jason Aldean, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan — co-hosting the show with Dierks Bentley — and Miranda Lambert. Church also earned nominations for video of the year for “Mr. Misun
  
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• Why Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Should Win The Grammy For Record Of The Year

  01-02-2016 17:08
  
  By Jeff Cornell, Radio.comEd Sheeran scored the biggest hit of his career with “Thinking Out Loud,” which is nominated for three GRAMMY awards including Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. The catchy blue-eyed soul track is also up for the coveted Record of the Year award against some stiff competition including D’Angelo’s “Really Love,” Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk,” Taylor Swift&rsq
  
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• Four-legged fur balls take to the field in Kitten Bowl III

  01-02-2016 17:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — On the field, the four-legged fur balls of the Hallmark Channel's Kitten Bowl III were all business.
  
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• Carolina Panthers Find Inspiration From Sam Mills’ Legacy

  01-02-2016 16:55
  
  By Shawn Lealos
  The Carolina Panthers prepare for the second Super Bowl in the team’s history and the first in the Cam Newton era. With the experience a new one, many of the Panthers players are enjoying Super Bowl festivities, and that includes a lot of media attention. During the week, players have been asked questions about a number of things, including Cam Newton’s skin color, Michael Oher’s life story, and an inspirational story of the Panthers’ most legendary player
  
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• Shen Yun Ticket Giveaway

  01-02-2016 16:53
  
  Enter to win a pair of tickets from CBS4 to see Shen Yun at the Buell Theatre on Saturday, March 5, 2016! Shen Yun invites you to experience this divine culture of the Middle Kingdom. Shen Yun "brings the profound spirit of this lost civilization to life on stage with unrivaled artistic mastery." This a stunning visual and emotional experience you won’t find anywhere else.
  
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• Gas prices fall to lowest levels since 2009

  01-02-2016 16:42
  
  U.S. gas prices are at their lowest levels since 2009, and motorists should continue to see low prices for at least a couple more weeks, GasBuddy analysts said Monday.
  
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